Garment rack



March 21, 1933. 1

A. E. SAND ERSON GARMENT RACK Filed March 16, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

March 21, 1933. A. E. SANDERSON GARMENT RACK 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 16, 1931 INVENTOR. Ae THU/8 ESmVDE/QsoN ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 21, 1933 Mum ofF-Frc 1' A HUR E. SANDERSON; or SAN rnnno; oALIEoR vIA; essrelvon or ONE- HALFTQ HUGHES 'r. Bessemer SANJIPEDRO, oALrroRNIA V GARMENT"- RACK Application filedwMarch 16, 1931. Serial No. 5223;082." ri My invention-relates to and has fora purpose the provision-of a garment rack struc-' turally characterized in such manner as to enable a large number'of garments to be sup ;ported and compactly stored in a shallow closet or other restricted space without wrinkling or disarranging the garments, allwhile permitting garments to be appliedto and removed from the rack with the utmost ieasefland dispatch a It is a further purposeof my invention to provide a garment rack of the above described character embodying a head gear supporting member which is associated with $tl161il0kl11 such manner as to effectively support one or more hats against displacement during manipulation of; the rack.-

I will describeionly one form: of garment rack embodying my invention; and will then point outthe'novfel features thereof in claims. V V p I metal bar. The opposlte end of the latching In theaccompanying drawings: 1

Figure 1 is: a viewshowing in side "eleva tion oneform of garment rack in applied positionuin a restrlctedspace. I Figure12 is anyenlarged vlew of the garment vrack in; side :elevation and illustrating the position occupied by the rack; when'applying oriremoving garments;

Figure 3is a plan view of thegarment rack shown in Figure 2. v a

Figure etis a view of'the garmentrack'in front elevation, and, 7

Figures 5 and 6 are fragmentary views similar to Figure 2 butshowing other and "respectively different positionsoccupied by prises a bracket B in the formofa sheet metal ings in the bracket.

and through a garment supporting -membejr :M at one end of. the latter to mountthe-mem the garment rack:duringmanipulation there- Referring specifically to the drawings in i Which similar reference characters designate-Z 0 similar parts in each ofthe several views, my

invention in its present embodiment comber between the ears 'forpivotal movement) vertically about the axis ofthe pin whenthe, bracket is applied toga support as shown in Fignresl, 2 5, and 6, so that the member can be swung manually in a plane at a right angle to the plane ofth'e support!- to 'occupythe various positions'shown in these figures The garment supporting member'is in the form ofan arm constructed of sheet metal, bent into L cross section to provide aside'feo fiangel and a toplfiange 15, the formerfof, which is provided with a seriesof slots 16 through which the hooks of conventional gar-;

' ment hangers can be extendedto support a member is provided with a: laterallyproject ing latching lug 19 1 which duringraisingiand lowering inovementsof the garment support} ing member M, rides upon the top' surface 20 '75 of the flange 15 of the latter. p U I Pivotedby means of a pin 21 on an ear; 22 upstruck from the side flange '14 of the garment supporting member M intermediate its ends, is a keeper K in'the form offso- V a pawl tapered to a point from its pi-voted end to its free end which latter normally rests under the action of-gra-vity on the top surface 20' of the flangefllfi and is directed towards the pivoted end of the garment sup-. porting members J I f Thekeeper is disposedinthe path of mov ement of the lug. 1 9 and its top edg'e inclined upwardly to its pivoted end toprovi'de'a cam-surface 23-leading to a notch 24 infsaifd topedge of the keeper adapted to'recei e the lug. The position of the keeper-along the-length of the garment supportingmem-J ber is such that as the-latter appfroa'chesa horizontal position duringflits raising movement, the lug 19 Will -ride up 'the'camisiir; face--23 and will gravitate into the Enoteh; 24 when the garment supporting member- 1 reaches horizontal p'osition so that-the-latch ing member and-keeper-will coacttoreleasv-j ably retain the garment supporting member in horizontal position against the action of gravity.

It will be noted that the pivoted end of the keeper K is spaced from the top surface 20 of the flange so that upon raising the garment supporting member above horizontal position a sufficient amount for the lug 19 to. leave thenotch 24 and ride off of the keeper onto the top surface beyond the pivoted end of the keeper as shown in Figure 5, the. lug will-then be free to pass between the top surface and'the keeper upon lowering movement; of the garment supporting member under the action of gravity as 'shown'in Figure 6, thus releasing the garment supporting member'from the latching member, and enabling the former member to move to the downwardly inclined position shown in full linesin Figure 1.

The latching member L is provided adjacent the lug 19, with a'depending extension 25 which projects free'lythrough ailongitudinal slot'26 in'the top flange 15 of the garment-supporting member M, and is split andbent laterally at its free end'to provide if ahead 27. By the provision of this headed extension, the latching member is maintained connected to the' garment supporting meniber, while permitting sufiicient pivotal movement of the former relative to the latter, for

the lug 19 to ride up over the keeper as prev'iv ously described.

The garment rack, also embodies a headgear supporting member H in the form ofa length of stilt wire bent into substantially T form to provide a vertical branch 28 and a horizontal' branch 29 the free extremities of which are upturned to form pegs 30 on which hats are adapted to be placed.-

The lowerend' of'the vertical branch 28 is pivotally connected by a pin 31 to the garment supporting member M adjacent its pivoted end, and the vertical branch is looped intermediate its ends to provide an eye 32 to'which is pivotally connected one enclof a link 33, the opposite end of which is pivotally connected at 34 to the ear 17 of the bracket B,'to the end that the headgear supportingmember will be maintained substan-v tially upright irrespective .of'the verticalposition of the garment supporting member,

to theend of preventing displacement of'the hats from the former member.

, The operation of the garment rack is as follows 5 Let 'it' be assumed that the garment'rack is applied to a rear wall W of a shallow closet C, the door opening to which is con trolled by a door D all as shown in Figure 1. With the door .open the garment supporting member M is free to occupy hori-' zontal position and to project through the door opening as shown in broken lines in thisfigure. "With the member M latched in its horizontal position, garment carrying hangers can be applied to and removed from the rack as desired. Inorder to close the door, and assuming that the rack is filled to capacity with garments, the garment supporting member M is first grasped and raised to the position shown in Figure 5 to release the latching member L'fr om the keeper K, after which the member Mis permitted to.

swing downwardly until the garments rest" against each other and the'wall, thereby limiting the lowered position of the member M.

The garments will thus be compactly stored by the rack in a manner to prevent wrinkling or disarrangement of the garments as has '80 been amply'proven in practice, as the extent to which the member 'M in its downwardly inclined position, projects from the wall, is. i less than the depth of the closet, the door can now be closed. In order to render thegarments accessible for removal from the rack,

it is only necessary after the door has been opened, to raise the garment supporting.

member M until it is automatically latched in horizontal position by the "cor-acting latching member and keeper.

Although I have herein shown Land def scribed only one form of garment rack emmember on a support for pivotal movement vertically'to occupy raised and lowered posi{ tions, a pivoted latching' member having a 2 lug adapted to ride upon asurface of the garment supporting member during move ment of the latter,-and a keeper pivoted on the garment supporting member over which 7 said lug is' adapted to ride-during raising movement of the garmentsupporting member,the.keeper havinganotch receiving said lug to latch the garment supporting memher in raised position.

2. A garment rack comprising a garmentsupporting member, means for mounting sa1d member on a supportfor pivotal movement vertically to occupy raised and lowered positionsya pivoted latching member having a lug adapted to rideupon a surface of the garment supporting member during movement ofthe latter, and akeeper pivoted on the garment supporting member over which said lugis adapted to ride duringraising movement ofthe garmentsupporting member,;the keeper havinga notch receiving saidlug to latch the; garment supporting member in raised positiom'and the pivoted portion of thekeeper being clear of said surface of the garment supporting mem:

ber to enable the lug to pass b'etween'thesurno r wears;

face and the keeper during lowering movement of the garment supporting member following raising of the latter above said raised position a suificient amount for the lug to ride ofi of the keeper.

3. A garment rack comprising a garment supporting member, means for mounting said member on a support for movement vertically to occupy a horizontal position for the application and removal of garments, and a downwardly inclined position under the weight of the garments so as to compactly store the garments one against another, means for releasably retaining the member in horizontal position, and means whereby the last means is caused to release said member for movement to the second mentioned position, upon elevating the member a predetermined amount above horizontal position.

4. A garment rack comprising a garment supporting member, means for mounting said member on a support for movement vertically to occupy a horizontal position for the application and removal of garments, and an inclined position to compactly store the garments one against another, means for releasably retaining said member in one of said positions, a headgear supporting member movably mounted on the hanger supporting member, and means for maintaining the headgear supporting member in a substantially upright position irrespective of the position occupied by the garment supporting member.

5. A garment rack comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a support, a garment supporting arm pivoted on the bracket for movement vertically, a latch bar pivotally connected to the bracket and provided with a latching lug, and a keeper pivoted on the arm and provided with a notchreceiving the lug to latch the arm in a predetermined position against the action of gravity.

6. A garment rack comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a support, a garment supporting arm pivoted on the bracket for movement vertically, a latch bar pivotally connected to the bracket and rid-ing upon a surface of the arm during pivotal movement of the arm, a keeper pivoted on the arm with the pivoted portion of the keeper clear of said surface and its free end resting on the latter so as to enable the latch bar to ride over the keeper during raising movement of the arm, and co-acting means on the latch bar and keeper for retaining the arm in a predetermined position against the action of gravity.

7. A garment rack comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a support, a garment supporting arm pivoted on the bracket for movement vertically, a latch bar pivotally connected to the bracket and having a lug riding upon a surface of the arm during Piv tal m m nt at the lat a ke per havingacam surfa efanbl .piYQt-Qd @0 th with the pivoted portion .ofthe keeper ,c'lear ofsaid surface and its free endrestingjon thelatt erfto enablethe-latch bar to ride over c eam surface of the keeperlandcpass the latterrduring raising movement ofthe arm and .to pass -betweenijthe keeper and said top surface duringnlowering movementof the arm, the cam surface of the keeper having a notch receiving the lug during raising movementpf the arm to latchthe latter against lowering movement. I p I A; garmentv rack comprising a-bracket adapted to besecured .to a support, a garment supporting armipivot'ed onith e bracketfor movement vertically, a latch bar pivotally connected to the bracket, means on the arm and bar co-acting to releasably retain the arm in apredeterminedposition against the action of gravity, a headgear supporting membe: pivoted on said arm, and means operatively connected to said member-to maintain the latter in substantially upright position irrespective of the vertical position of the arm.

9. A garment rack comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to a support, a garment supporting arm pivoted on the bracket for movement vertically, a latch bar pivotally connected to the bracket, means on thearm. and bar co-acting to releasably retain the arm in a predetermined position against the action of gravity, a headgear supporting member pivoted on said arm, and a link pivotally connected to the bracket and said member for maintaining the latter substantially upright irrespective of the vertical position of the arm.

10. A garment rack comprising a garment supporting member, means for pivotally nected to a support and riding upon a surface of the garment supporting member during movement of the latter; and afkeeper on the garment supporting member, onto which the v latching member rides from said surface of supporting member in raised position.

12. A garment rack comprising a garment supporting member mounted for pivotal the garment supporting member during rais- 12 ing movement of the latter, for co-action with 4 the latching member in latching the garment movement vertically to occupy raised and lowered'positions; a latching member connected to a support and riding upon a surface of the garment supporting member during movement of the latter; and a keeper pivoted on the garment supporting member, onto which the latching member rides from s'aidsurface of the garment supporting member during raising movement of the latter, 10 for co-action With the latching member in latching the garment supporting member in raised position, the pivoted portion of the keeper being clear of said surface to enable the latching member to pass between the surface and the keeper during lowering movement of the garment supporting member following raising of the latter above said raised position a suflicient amount for the latching member to ride off the keeper.

ARTHUR E. SANDERSON. 

